, 1887-07-21
Erom rnurr,in, - Daily.

the largest business required for years
ID come. See advertisement.
FROM TiIuraCinS's Daily.
Sultry weather.
A real live building boom.
More bindings in Prospect.
Seattle is to bave free mail delivery.
Hon. S. Baxter OF Seattle is in town.
Mr.. Geo. W. Bullene of Seattle is in
town.
The season Of forest fir ; is approach
ing again.
The Electric Light c.. is erecting
poles for its wires.
Ex-Governor E. P. Ferry and wife of
Seattle are to take a trip to Alaska
Mechanics are having picnic with SO
much work they don't know what to do.
Capt Seymore of the Dispatch reports
unusually rough weather in the straits.
Prof. L. j. Powell had recovered suf-
feient to be able to return to his home
in Seattle today.
1t is significant that wise spectators
real estate are turning their attention
to Port Townsend.
Engineer Lewis .ate of the Dispatch
is getting around again, after several
weeks indisposition.
Capt. Gilbert has gone into the junk
business on Quincy street wharf, and
Will buy and sell all kinds of rigging,
etc.
All of Port Townsend's building is the
result of necessity. With rare except
ions houses are occupied as soon as fin
iIhed.
US. Marshal Hamilton was in town
today on his way to Victoria to try and
unload some recently captured China
men.
Capt Sears, formerly in command of
the barkentine Makah, and lately of
San Diego, has taken charge of the bark
Vidette.
Mr.. Campbell of the r. B. George
Concert Company passed through here
today, from Victoria to Coupeyille whore
claas will probably be organized.
The schooner c. e. Perkins fas been
engaged in wrssking the bark Austria,
which was cast upon the rocks near Cape
flattery last January. The seas &ere so
heavy that on Sunday two water tanks
and considerable amount of the wreck
age was washed overheard.
Daddy Nolan drew a crowded house
last evening, and kept it in an uproar
ill the close of the entertainment. Pub
lie expectation had been high, and no.
body was disappointed. 1t was an un-
broken season of rollicking fun. Dan.
Sully is comedian of mastery ability.
Revenue cutter Oliver Wolcott arrived
tbs morning from the Cape. Captain
uicVer reports seeing nothing of the
Vessel reported ashore aear Flattery
Rocks A schooner belonging to the
Indians was anchored close to the beach
Snen the steamer Sardonyx passed going
N"rth, and it is supposed that was the
vessel seen by those on board the
steamer.
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser
Honolulu, under date of June 10th,
contains the following: 'On the 22nd
aas OF August, 1886, there was born en-
'ns bark kalakaua. betwoc:i Valparaiso
ana Honola!u, Ii daughter to the wife of
O.ptaln Armstrong of the abovs vessel.
l" was the frat child born in mid-ocean
ahdeF tho Hawaiian flag, and the event
1a' osen noticed by his Majesty pre-
'satinR the little girl With a silver mug
'.aHne the inscription: Compliments
u D. Ii. Kalakaua I. Milne Andalusia
armstrong, Honolulu. Oahu, June II,
&Ssi, Hawaiian Islands"
Capt Il. R. Reed, the well known ship
builder. is at Port Madison, where he
VII slpetintend the building of four
nasted schooner for c. A. Hooper & Co,
ot Ban Francisco. She will be keel
ss'ssi With l66 feet keel, 172 feet on load
uOs, III feet beam and l01s feet depth of
ooia' with lumber carrying capacity of
o"OUOO feet. Her register will be $50
.oas' Capt. Reed has contracted to fin
80 Ger complete, hull, masts, rigging,
&c, within given time. perhaps in four
=" I'VE months. This is the second four
l4s'ed aehoonsr built on the Sound,
@od the fourth on the coast,
SIGNAL OFFICER APPOINTED Can't.
= Ao'ondi, Underwriters Agent, received
"a commission from A ". Gieely, chief
sAAi officer st Washington. appointing
"a signal ofi:csr at Port Townsend
-e,sAtter the signal Office at that port
os connected with the Western
's Telegraph, and on receipt OF
Nad other Signals the required dis
- Hags wlll be hoisted from the signal
Sa 90 ths bluff near the captain.
a'nep, from which position all YES
p1ssiaE 10 ur ont Of Nimiralty Inlet
SO ihsm and takf -a-Ling. 1t has
aseeT'ained aud pr yeu that il such
--'' had bseis 80, .v4I nat winter
storms Wrre Epc vessels " vhich
@'i"d Port Townsend aud
asro'e''asel by heavy storms outside
i .-Ps aigi s--o been saved from
''sa had e. a.. masters been warned
aaSer .ognosticatej by the sig
fiee. The si-ual officer VII! fur.
The prrss ot Puget Sound ports
h the directions FOR reading the sig.
a. - that every oue interested may
aow ot spproaohing dagger
=, He Ggcr oar aoTsc and Concord
sdslicery 'CdgcR Tth harness for sale
also all SheiriHg, shoIr cases al,d JIG,
'tres IN the sore Ro,r occupied by ls